Trained as a bombardier, Kelly was reassigned . John Stiles would move from his waist gunner's position to take over the bombsight operation as the crew's toggler.

My room was a cozy cave where I could escape from my family.

I have been watching that show with regularity.

In 1962, he joined Eddie Palmieri’s seminal band, La Perfecta, which challenged the big band scene with a smaller, conjunto lineup that called for fewer players and more improvisation.